tricho-

a combining form meaning “hair,” used in the formation of compound words: trichocyst.
Also especially before a vowel, trich-.

Origin of tricho-

< Greek tricho-, combining form of thríx (genitive trichós)

Words nearby tricho-

trichlorofluoromethane, trichloromethane, trichloromethyl chloroformate, trichloronitromethane, trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, tricho-, trichobezoar, trichoclasia, trichocyst, trichodiscoma, trichoepithelioma

British Dictionary definitions for tricho-

tricho-

before a vowel trich-

combining form

indicating hair or a part resembling hair trichocyst

Word Origin for tricho-

from Greek thrix (genitive trikhos) hair

Medical definitions for tricho-

tricho-

pref.

Hair; thread; filament:trichonocardiosis.